Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 21 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1013043
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7175 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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28 Mar 06:07 29 Mar 06:07 30 Mar 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5037	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5891	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7175	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Phayao (population 498,267) . The nearest places are Phayao, Chae Hom, Nan, Phrae, Wiang Pa Pao, Phan, Lampang, and Sung Men.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	4800 people
5 km	1100 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	3562 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Phayao	Thailand	500000 people
Lampang	Thailand	770000 people
Phrae	Thailand	510000 people
Nan	Thailand	440000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Phayao	Phayao	Thailand	City	21000 people	40 km
Chae Hom	Lampang	Thailand	City	-	59 km
Nan	Nan	Thailand	City	24000 people	73 km
Phrae	Phrae	Thailand	City	38000 people	79 km
Wiang Pa Pao	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	84 km
Phan	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	85 km
Lampang	Lampang	Thailand	City	160000 people	90 km
Sung Men	Phrae	Thailand	City	-	91 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Nan	NNT	214	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	72 km
Chiang Kham		389	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	74 km
Phrae	PRH	163	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	81 km
Lampang	LPT	242	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5800	90 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kiwlom	Wang	1972	63 km
	Mae Chang	Mae Chang	1983	69 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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